College Football Playoff expansion rescued Ohio State, Notre Dame, and we're better for it
The 12-team College Football Playoff format saved Ohio State and Notre Dame. Good for them. Good for us, too, that the boredom of the four-team playoff became relegated to the past, and the expanded playoff afforded these teams a path to the grand stage.
Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is coming to a close. Was the expansion a success?
The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.
How to watch 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship for free
Fans looking to watch this championship football game can do so for free on fuboTV, which offers a free trial ( and $30 off your first month) or on DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV has promotional offers available, as well.
Here's what needs to change about College Football Playoff format after sparkling debut
Leave it be. Enjoy the show. Let a good thing be a good thing. This 12-team College Football Playoff format works beautifully.
Notre Dame AD says he thinks there’s a chance for seeding tweak in College Football Playoff
Notre Dame’s athletic director said “I think there’s a chance” for tweaks to the way the College Football Playoff awards byes next year — an issue that will be discussed this weekend but that would need unanimous approval from the 10 conferences and the Fighting Irish.
It’s imperfect, but the 12-team playoff gave us the best college football season in years
Before the national title game Monday, college football’s power brokers will meet to discuss the debut of the 12-team playoff and what needs to be tweaked. Or trashed. Don’t expect anything Sunday. Too soon.
College Football Playoff championship game needs a major renovation
A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football's national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.
The cost of the College Football Playoff: What do you have to lay out to follow your team?
It’s the first time fans have been asked to fling open their wallets to attend as many as four games as their teams marched toward a title.
College Football Playoff National Championship game preview
Now, we've got one more game left. On Monday night in Atlanta (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), Ohio State, a nearly 10-point favorite, will seek its first national title in 10 years while underdog Notre Dame will seek its first in 36.
Is there a better way to pick the College Football Playoff teams? Basketball analytics experts weigh in.
Two of the smartest people in college basketball offered solutions for the highly flawed, deeply subjective College Football Playoff selection process.
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